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If you’ve heard of Finnish developer Housemarque, it’s likely the result of sci-fi shoot-em-ups Resogun and Super Stardust. The firm has garnered a cult following over the years with its downloadable PSN titles. But in 2013 the firm reached its biggest audience yet. Resogun was a launch title for PS4 …
Read More »Tickets available for February 19th MCV’s Women of the Year awards
There are still tickets left to our Women of the Year awards, which take place on the afternoon of February 19th. Just over a week ago we revealed our Top 100 Women in Games– and has proven to be one of the most popular features we’ve published. Later next month, …
Read More »4chan founder Chris Poole quits
The man who founded 4chan over a decade ago has announced plans to leave the site. The site, users of which were central to the planning and execution of last year’s GamerGate hate campaign, has over its 11 years to date hosted over 2bn posts and delivered over 42bn page …
Read More »Team Liquid co-owner: ‘eSports isn’t a sport? Wake up and look at the numbers’
The co-owner of one of the world’s biggest pro-gaming teams has told MCV that the popularity of eSports means it must be defined as a true ‘sport’. There’s a percentage of the population that will just never accept eSports as what they would consider a ‘legitimate’ sport and, frankly, I …
Read More »2015 League of Legends World Championships to be held in Europe
League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced the popular MOBA’s World Championships will be held in Europe this October. The studio announced the news in a post on the official LoL website, explaining that the tournament’s quarterfinals, semifinals and finals events will take place across different cities within the …
Read More »Ismail: ‘GamerGate was inevitable’
The co-founder of indie developer Vlambeer has said that the GamerGate hate campaign that came to define 2014 was something that could not have been avoided. GamerGate was inevitable,” Rami Ismail told the Guardian. These movements have been in motion since the early 2000s, and what has happened is fascinating …
Read More »Zoe Quinn establishes support service for GamerGate victims
People who have suffered at the hands of online hate group GamerGate are being offered support by a new service established by Zoe Quinn. Crash Override describes itself as a new "online anti-harassment task force" and has, as seems to be the way, already been itself the target of abuse …
Read More »MCV’s Top 100 Women in Games revealed
The high-flyers on our MCV Brit List: Women in Games Top 100 are now revealed. 100 women working in the UK games industry from almost 100 different studios, divisions or companies have made it to the list – chosen by a judging panel of over 50 UK games industry executives. …
Read More »Twitch unveils music library cleared for streaming use
The hunt for music to use in your latest stream has just got a little easier. Streaming video service Twitch has launched music.twitch.tv, a library currently consisting of over 500 songs that have all been cleared for broadcasters to use in both live and archived video footage. None of the …
Read More »Batman Arkham Knight, No Man’s Sky, Star Wars, James Bond and Coldplay to boost UK economy in 2015
Batman: Arkham Knight, No Man’s Sky, Fable Legends, Total War: Attila and Tearaway Unfolded have been named alongside Star War, Avengers, James Bond, Downton Abbey, Coldplay and Rita Ora as major creative projects that will boost British coffers in 2015. The list was put together by the Department for Culture, …
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